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[Event "MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/SodzLlwS"] [Date "2025.12.18"] [White "Benton"] [Black "AppleBotHaley"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.12.18"] [UTCTime "00:40:29"] [WhiteElo "1969"] [BlackElo "1770"] [WhiteTitle "GM☾"] [BlackTitle "🍎"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 d6 6. Nc3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation } h6 7. Bxf6 gxf6?! { (0.18 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. Qxf6 was best. } (7... Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. c3 Ne7 10. Ne3 Ng6 11. O-O O-O 12. d4 Bb6 13. a4 c6 14. Re1) 8. Nd5 Be6 9. c3 Bxd5?! { (0.96 → 1.65) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (9... Na5) 10. Bxd5 Qd7 11. Nh4?! { (2.38 → 1.64) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (11. b4 Bb6 12. a4 a5 13. O-O Rg8 14. g3 h5 15. Kg2 axb4 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. cxb4 f5) 11... O-O-O? { (1.64 → 3.06) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } (11... Ne7 12. Qf3 Rg8 13. g3 Nxd5 14. exd5 O-O-O 15. Qxf6 a5 16. Qf5 Rg5 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Ke2) 12. Nf5? { (3.06 → 1.57) Mistake. b4 was best. } (12. b4 Bb6 13. a4 a6 14. a5 Ba7 15. Qa4 Rdg8 16. g3 Nd8 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Ba2 Ke8) 12... Ne7 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Qb3?! { (1.52 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (14. b4 Bb6) 14... Bb6? { (0.62 → 1.72) Mistake. c6 was best. } (14... c6 15. Bxf7) 15. a4 a5?! { (1.23 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } (15... c6) 16. Qc4?! { (1.80 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. Bxf7 was best. } (16. Bxf7 Kb8 17. O-O h5 18. Kh1 Ka7 19. Be6 c6 20. Rab1 Rhe8 21. Bf5 d5 22. exd5 Rxd5) 16... Rhf8? { (1.15 → 2.74) Mistake. Kb8 was best. } (16... Kb8 17. Bxf7) 17. b4 c6 18. bxa5?? { (2.83 → -0.41) Blunder. b5 was best. } (18. b5 c5) 18... Bxa5 19. Rb1?? { (-0.19 → -3.88) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } (19. Bxc6 Qc7) 19... Qc7?! { (-3.88 → -2.88) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (19... Qc7 20. O-O cxd5 21. Qxd5 b6 22. Kh1 Qc5 23. Qa2 Qc6 24. Rb5 f5 25. exf5 Rg8 26. f4) 20. Bxf7?? { (-2.88 → -7.25) Blunder. O-O was best. } (20. O-O Rd7) 20... Rxf7 21. O-O Rg7 22. Qe6+ Kb8 23. Qxf6 Rdg8 24. g3 Bxc3 25. Rfc1 Ba5 26. Qxh6 Bb6 27. Rb2 Rf8?? { (-6.48 → 5.74) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } (27... Bd4 28. Rcb1) 28. Rcc2?? { (5.74 → -7.00) Blunder. Rxb6 was best. } (28. Rxb6 Ka7 29. Rcb1 Rgf7 30. Rxb7+ Qxb7 31. Rxb7+ Kxb7 32. Qxd6 Rxf2 33. Qb4+ Kc7 34. Qc5 R2f3) 28... Rgf7 29. h4 Rg7?? { (-6.92 → 3.95) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } (29... Bd4 30. Qe6) 30. Kg2?? { (3.95 → -6.24) Blunder. Rxb6 was best. } (30. Rxb6) 30... Rfg8 31. Qf6 Rxg3+?? { (-6.09 → 6.40) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } (31... Bd4 32. Rb4) 32. fxg3 Bd4 33. Rb5 Qd7 34. Rb3?! { (5.62 → 4.25) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (34. Rb1 c5) 34... c5?! { (4.25 → 5.71) Inaccuracy. Ka8 was best. } (34... Ka8 35. a5) 35. a5 Rd8?! { (5.48 → 10.08) Inaccuracy. Ka8 was best. } (35... Ka8 36. Kh2) 36. a6 b5 37. Rxb5+ Qxb5 38. Qxd8+ Ka7 39. Qc7+ Kxa6?! { (10.49 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka8 was best. } (39... Ka8 40. Qxd6 Qb1 41. Rc1 Qa2+ 42. Kh3 Ka7 43. Rf1 Qxa6 44. Qd7+ Qb7 45. Qe6 Qg7 46. h5) 40. Ra2+ Qa4 41. Rxa4+ Kb5 42. Ra5+ Kb4 43. Qb6+ Kc3 44. Ra3+?! { (Mate in 6 → 61.89) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra2 was best. } (44. Ra2 Kxd3 45. Qb1+ Ke3 46. Ra3+ Bc3 47. Rxc3+ Kd2 48. Qd3+ Ke1 49. Rc1#) 44... Kd2?! { (61.89 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } (44... Kd2 45. Qxd6) 45. Qa5+ Ke3 46. Qe1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0